Write your passwords down

Re:Write your passwords down by _b8r0 on Friday December 17, 2010 @11:42AM (#2016704)

This is and isn't bad advice. Writing your passwords down and storing them in your wallet isn't necessarily a good idea. You may be able to secure your wallet, but there may be somewhere better to secure it (such as a house safe).

Rather than writing the passwords down, use a decent tool like 1password (http://agilewebsolutions.com/onepassword) or Keepass (http://keepass.info/).

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Re:Write your passwords down by Legion on Friday December 17, 2010 @05:19PM (#2018103)

Keepass is brilliant and supported on Linux, Mac, and Windows.

I have one super-strong password that I've memorized that encrypts my KeePass database, and then I use Keepass to generate and store random passwords for me.

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Re:Write your passwords down by joshkaufman on Friday December 17, 2010 @12:42PM (#2016956)

This looks like a good way to generate the passwords you put into 1password or another similar password tool. If the tool fails, you can regenerate the passwords if you need to.

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Re:Write your passwords down by MikeCapone on Friday December 17, 2010 @02:22PM (#2017354)

1Password has a random password generator. That's what I use.

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Re:Write your passwords down by snes on Monday December 20, 2010 @05:50PM (#2026083)

No one mentioned Lastpass?

It has a multifactor grid authentication, which along with a user defined password, makes it secure enough for me.

When I started using it, I changed most of my passwords to be 100 characters long. But many sites had a maximum 20 characters or equivalent rule.

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